Update: The "Sesame Street" team reached a deal last Friday to avert a strike. It offers writers minimums for animation and new media programs, paid parental leave, protections against AI and new media residuals. "'S' truly is for Solidarity," the WGA Sesame Workshop Negotiating Committee said in a statement. Here's more from Variety.

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Sesame Workshop Writers Set New Contract, Avert Strike

Writers employed by Sesame Workshop have set a new five-year contract with the production company behind 'Sesame Street,' averting a possible strike.

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Today, April 19, 2011, in an alternate timeline, the Skynet missile defense system goes online at 20:11 (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, s01e01 “Pilot”, 2008)

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The writers of "Sesame Street" have authorized a strike if they don't reach a contract by tomorrow. Thirty-five WGA members are asking Sesame Workshop for industry standard raises, improvements to residuals and more. Picketing outside the New York City office could start as soon as next Wednesday. "Millions of parents and families around the world are going to have a lot of questions," WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said. "They might ask why the bosses at Sesame Workshop are ignoring their company's own messages of kindness and fairness." Variety has the full story.

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'Sesame Street' Writers Unanimously Support Strike Authorization Vote

Writers employed by the producer of 'Sesame Street' have voted for a WGA East strike authorization as the April 19 contract expiration approaches.

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On May 10, Ncuti Gatwa starts his first full season as the Doctor — the first Black and first openly queer man to take on the role. Entertainment Weekly talked to him about the responsibility he feels to get things right. “I was really cautious about getting it right throughout filming,” the Rwandan-Scottish actor explains. “It’s 60 years’ worth of legacy and 60 years’ worth of a show that people have loved and watched with their families. It lives in people’s hearts, so I really wanted to protect that.”

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A new (re)generation: Inside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who

'Doctor Who' is kicking off a new era as Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor takes control of the TARDIS. Go inside the exciting next chapter of the beloved sci-fi series!

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I'm sure he'll be fine, but goddam, Paramount kicked Jerry O'Connell out of two jobs today. :" title=":"/>
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The Talk’ Ending at CBS After 15 Seasons, Final Show Set for December
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'The Talk' Canceled by CBS, Ends in December After One Final Season

CBS has canceled the long-running "The Talk," which will get an abbreviated 15th and final season this fall, before signing off in December.

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PBS broadcast a tribute to Elton John and Bernie Taupin last night. The night's highlight was a performance of "I'm Still Standing" by Joni Mitchell, with backing vocals from Annie Lennox and Brandi Carlile. Introducing Mitchell's cover, Carlile says: "She was given the green light by Elton and Bernie to change some of the lyrics to fit her, which is honestly the most Joni Mitchell thing I think I’ve ever heard of." Variety has a clip from the performance here, along with a review of the show.

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Elton John PBS Tribute Highlights: From Joni Mitchell to Metallica

PBS' Elton John and Bernie Taupin Gershwin Prize tribute has terrific takes from Metallica, Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and... Elton.

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File this under "things we never knew we wanted until we discovered we couldn't have them." David Lynch pitched an animated project called "Snootworld" to Netflix, but was rejected. He started working on the script 20 years ago with Caroline Thompson, writer of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Edward Scissorhands" and 1991's "The Addams Family." Here's what the pair told Deadline.

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David Lynch Still Wants To Make Animated Movie 'Snootworld': Interview

The iconic filmmaker tells us in a rare interview that Netflix recently turned down his pitch for the "wackadoo" project

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